While eyes were on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, the Chevy brand dominated at more than one venue. In addition to the most famous IndyCar race held on Saturday, Indianapolis also played host to the Mecum Spring Classic Auction last week where a ton of collectable Chevys crossed the block, dominating the top ten sales of the event. Included in those sales was the first ever ‘69 Gibb-Harrell Camaro ZL1 we told you about in March and one of just 13 known ‘68 L88 Corvette convertibles we told you about in last week’s Mecum preview. According to Hemmings Blog, it was these two Chevys, as well as a ’69 Yenko Nova, that stole the show at the 25th annual collector car auction.
She may not be all original, but few enthusiasts would pass up the chance to have this VIN #001 '69 ZL1 in their garage for the right price.
Now, in the realm of things, that’s enough to buy a decent sized house with but when talking about the original ZL1s, that’s quite the bargain. In fact, other ‘69 ZL1s have been known to sell for somewhere in the neighborhood of $800k. We’re guessing that the reproduction engine rather than the original matching numbers unit is what did this car in for a lower selling bid.
In a fairly distant second highest sale came the ‘69 Yenko Nova, one of only 37 made and only six known to exist today. According to the Mecum listing, the fully restored Nova came equipped with its Yenko-transplanted 427cui engine still in tact. This car sold for $475,000, pushing the total sale of the top three Chevys to over $1.6 million.
These four rare Chevys helped push the sales of the top ten cars well over $3 million.